ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,505, issued on July 22, was assigned to Dib UltraNav Medical LLC (El Paso, Texas).

"Handle assembly for medical devices" was invented by Nabil Dib (El Paso, Texas), Brad Knight (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Charmaine Dwyer (El Paso, Texas), Michael Nagel (El Paso, Texas) and Lowry Barfield (El Paso, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handle apparatus comprising void regions or attachment devices that accommodate the shape of surgical devices and imaging units such that the device is held securely and mechanically fixed to the imaging unit within the handle assembly."

The patent was filed on Nov. 3, 2023, under Application No. 18/501,7...